Audio-Only Assets

Pure audio assets w/o video are handled the same way as videos, see Single-File Videos. The distinction between video and audio-only assets is made via mime types on shape level.

In an on-prem/hybrid/BYOC MAM solution audio assets also have proxy shapes for playback in frontends. This ensures that you have a uniform playback format in the frontend and allows consistent audio and video handling.

In other contexts (e.g. EditMate on VidiNet) a proxy shape is optional for audio assets. The UI may use any suitable shape for playing back the asset in the browser.

Audio assets should also have a thumbnail image that can be used in frontend for displaying audio and video assets in a consistent manner.